Buhari is my mentor, says man who named dog after president

– Joachim Chinakwe Iroko, who was arraigned and remanded for naming his dog ‘Buhari’, has spoken out over the incident

– Iroko also revealed his experience in prison and the lessons he had learnt from his arrest and detention

– He further gave a reason he named his dog after the president and said he has other dogs with notable names

Just after his release from prison, Joachim Chinakwe Iroko, the man who named his dog Buhari, has revealed that he does not hate President Muhammadu Buhari.

He, in fact, said the president was his mentor and that he had other dogs named after other prominent leaders of the world.

He said: “I am thinking of saying, using my own handle that people linking the President to this dog incident are just displaying their ignorance of the type of person he is.

“He enjoys cartoons and likes sharing them. The ones he enjoys the most are those that caricature him. It is cheap and sensational to say he can order a police action against a caricature. When he picks a paper, the first page he reaches for is the cartoon page. He laughs and laughs.

“The President must be having a good laugh over this whole thing.

“People should listen to the real story behind this dog incident and to not waste precious time seeking the hand of the President in a laughable incident.”

Chinakwe was arrested after one of his neighbours of Northern extraction complained bitterly that he named his dog after his father, Alhaji Buhari.

But having met the conditions for his bail,Chinakwe was released after spending three days in prison.